1. PopulationFinland

   Finland: 53% fewer births than in 1950

   In 1950, the first year of the UN series, 98.4k babies were born; in 2025, 45.8k. Fertility (1950–2025): 3.15 → 1.30 children per woman.

   Source: UN World Population Prospects 1998–2024; national statisticsOpen on the chart →

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• Finland and Vietnam: almost equal fertility in 2010 (1.86 and 1.91 children per woman); by 2022, 1.32 and 1.93

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